pero tranqui noma xq somos colan mañana
English translation: but just chill, it doesn't matter, (since) we are /colan/ mañana
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| 4 +1 | but just chill, it doesn't matter, (since) we are /colan/ mañana |
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| 4 | but chill out, 'cause 2morrow we're colan |
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peer agreement (net): +1but just chill, it doesn't matter, (since) we are /colan/ mañana Explanation: Hi, This is Latin American Spanish...most of it is stuff that we use in Mexico, but one word is unfamiliar; I don't want to bet that it's Mexican Spanish because there is so much cross-pollination in slang in LAm (something like "vaina" would have been a clear indication that it wasn't from Mexico).... This is my explanation word per word (I know you asked a "working" level in the field and I didn't report it, but I actually know what I'm talking about in this case!): pero - "but" tranqui - short for "tranquila/lo" noma - should be nomá, short for "nada más" "tranqui nomá" would be equivalent to "just chill" xq - short for "equis, que" Equis is a slang term equivalent to "it doesn't matter" , and "que" in this case would be close to "since," although I wouldn't include it in a translation "somos" and "mañana" doesn't require explanation The only word I don't know is "colan". I couldn't find it on Google when searching in order to see if it was a Central American/South American term that I didn't know. I have two possible explanations: 1) It's a typo. In this case, it's kind of hard to figure out what it is, and I have two options: A) instead of "somos colan" it should be "hacemos cola" (a mistake switching somos with hacemos is not THAT unlikely due to phonetic similarity...people in Mexico switch "abido" for "ha habido" all the time). This would mean "we can stand in line tomorrow." I can't tell if it's too much of a stretch because of lack of context B) "colan" could be "colas," which in Mexico would be equivalent to "pussies" in Am English (meaning coward people). This admittedly wouldn't make much sense with the "tranqui", however. 2) This text is actually from a border region of Mexico and "colan" is Spanglish for "call on", meaning "we will be on call" tomorrow. Border Spanglish is enough to drive one nuts sometimes. Sorry I can't be more helpful with the "colan", but unless it's some slang term that I've never heard in my life (and then is probably not used in Mexico), I believe that it's a really hard-to-fix typo! Best! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2007-04-13 13:30:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "xq" could also be "porque", as Álvaro mentions. I hope that this post helps someone else decipher the whole thing |
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